The Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders of ArcelorMittal Renews
and Broadens the Authorised Share
Capital
LUXEMBOURG-- Regulatory News:
The Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of ArcelorMittal held today in
Luxembourg approved the sole resolution on its agenda.
746,489,458 shares, or 52.5% of the Company's share capital, were present or represented
at the meeting. 726,938,172 shares, or 97.45% of the shares present and represented,
voted in favour of the resolution. The purpose of this resolution is to renew and broaden
the authorisation to the Board of Directors to increase the issued share capital of
ArcelorMittal by a maximum of 168,173,653 shares during a period of five years.
As a consequence of the approval of the resolution submitted to today’s EGM, the
Company will issue, on 22 June 2009, 112,088,263 new shares to settle the Common
Stock Offering announced on 29 April 2009 and closed on 6 May 2009. Following this
issuance, the total number of issued ArcelorMittal shares will be 1,560,914,610.
About ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel company, with operations in more than 60
countries.
ArcelorMittal is the leader in all major global steel markets, including automotive,
construction, household appliances and packaging, with leading R&D and technology, as
well as sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and outstanding distribution networks.
With an industrial presence in over 20 countries spanning four continents, the Company
covers all of the key steel markets, from emerging to mature.
Through its core values of sustainability, quality and leadership, ArcelorMittal commits
to operating in a responsible way with respect to the health, safety and wellbeing of its
employees, contractors and the communities in which it operates. It is also committed to
the sustainable management of the environment and of finite resources. ArcelorMittal
recognises that it has a significant responsibility to tackle the global climate change
challenge; it takes a leading role in the industry's efforts to develop breakthrough
steelmaking technologies and is actively researching and developing steel-based
technologies and solutions that contribute to combat climate change.
In 2008, ArcelorMittal had revenues of $124.9 billion and crude steel production of
103.3 million tonnes, representing approximately 10 per cent of world steel output.
ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam (MT), Paris
(MT), Brussels (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of
Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS).
For more information about ArcelorMittal visit: www.arcelormittal.com
Contact:
Contact information ArcelorMittal Investor Relations
Europe +352 4792 2652
Americas +1 312 899 3569
Retail +352 4792 2434
SRI +44 203 214 2854
Bonds/Credit +33 1 71 92 10 26
or
Contact information ArcelorMittal Corporate Communications
E-mail: press@arcelormittal.com
Phone: +352 4792 5000
or
ArcelorMittal Corporate Communications
Giles Read (Head of Media Relations) +44 20 3214 2845
Arne Langner +352 4792 3120
Jean Lasar +352 4792 2359
Lynn Robbroeckx +352 4792 3193
or
ArcelorMittal (Americas)
Bill Steers +1 312 899 3817
Adam Warrington +1 312 899 3596
or
United Kingdom
Maitland Consultancy:
David Sturken / Martin Leeburn + 44 20 7379 5151
or
France
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Tiphaine Hecketsweiler / Grégoire Lucas +33 1 5370 7470
or
Spain
Ignacio Agreda +34 94 489 4162
Oscar Fleites +34 98 512 60 29
or
India
Abhinav Kanchan +91 11 467 594 05
Sunanda Sanganeria +91 11 467 594 24